Which Hat Are You Wearing?

And do you know when to change it? In the boardroom, we often speak about acting in the best interests of the organisation. It sounds straightforward.   In practice, it rarely is. Because directors don’t arrive empty-handed. We arrive wearing hats. A professional...

When Something Shifts in the Boardroom…

Driving along the highway recently, I noticed something that immediately caught my eye.A ship.Not at sea.Not in a harbour. It wasn’t wrong.It simply looked… out of place.And that is exactly how certain moments in the boardroom feel.There is no dramatic disagreement.No...

The Most Expensive Chair in the Boardroom.

The most expensive chair ever sold at auction was Eileen Gray’s “Dragons” armchair(also called Fauteuil Aux Dragon) designed between 1917-1919. https://lnkd.in/d6a4FEV5This chair was bought for Euro 21.9 million (about US$ 28 million) at...

Boardroom Language: From Intimidation to Inclusion

Learning a new language is both fascinating and demanding. It requires curiosity, patience, and a willingness to feel uncomfortable before fluency emerges. The boardroom, too, has its own language—one that signals formality, authority, and process. Phrases such as...

A Boardroom Reckoning

There is a powerful line spoken in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning:“For those we never meet.” Outside the cinema, it feels cinematic. Inside the boardroom, it feels confronting. Because board decisions rarely end with the present moment. They ripple forward—into...

Choosing the Sea: Leadership, Risk, and the Judgement to Govern

Choosing the Sea: Leadership, Risk, and the Judgement to Govern Seascape near Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer Vincent van Gogh (1853 – 1890), Arles, June 1888 In his writing about fishermen, Vincent van Gogh reflected on a powerful idea: fishermen know the sea is...